Hendrik

Hello @all and thanks for the warm welcome! ð @Morrissey: hehe, yeah this is a little strange genre, but when we get some songs presentable, I will drop a link! @ Doerfler: Thanks! @ AnotherScott: oh, a big update is brewing? Damn, I already liked the first one, when they changed for example the volume output I think, which already improved the instrument. (I had do turn the volume nearly complete up, when I was using my headphones, in comparison the Nord or Vox are completely fine at 50% Volume) I think I should also investigate the YC Thread... @ stoken6: yes! It's always a lot of fun to play! @Fleer: Thanks and lets rock! By the Way, the free space next to the controls on the right of the front panel is - as you guys already found out - perfect for an iPad with the magnetic case, I always use it as a free note stand, which saves time an money but is already someone using this space for a module or expander? I think this might also be a good addition, especially with the nice keybed. Greetings, Hendrik

Hello fellow Voxians, in the last days I took this thread as a nice evening lecture, till I made it to the very end, very informative! So I will add my experience with my 61-key Vox. Last year I was looking for a lightweight 61 key-board with some distinctive organ-features, as well as some E&A-pianos, B&B-Sounds like synth leads and maybe from time to time a layer or split and a nice waterfall action. I own a Nord Stage 3 88HA, so I was always very sure, the electro 6D was going to be a no brainer, but I didn"t want to go down the fanboy alley unreflected and so I visited my trusty Musicstore in Berlin, just to give the whole competitor-keyboards a try. Nord Electro: Nearly perfect, I"m a big fan of Nords intuitive interface as well as the Nord Sound library and the possibility to build an instrument exactly to your needs. But: the missing pitch bend is a horrific thing, I"m very spoilt from the NS3, synth lines without pitch bending⦠uff tough thing. Roland VR 730: Nice board, good action, lots and lots of sounds and possibilities (+ Software editor, wow!!) but: the board is huge, 76 keys + the big pitch lever to the left, it"s nearly as wide as the stage, doesn"t make sense for me as well as the lacking nobs to adjust the volume of each layer - pressing buttons isn"t just the same. The very slow display is also an unfortunate downside. Yamaha YC61: This was (and still is) an amazing board, from time to time when the GAS is kicking in I regret that I did"t buy it⦠Amazing Keybed, awesome functions, built in audio interface, the drawbars, super versatile split function, Yamaha SoundMondo-App with a trillion of sounds to try⦠But: as all Yamaha Instruments I tried, the sound did not really convince me. I was playing the Vox against the YC - and I liked the sound of the Vox better. The very neutral, maybe even sterile Yamaha sound (I also own a MODX 6, so I know and appreciate this way of sound) could not convince me this time. Although the YC is the better all-round instrument. And the price is of course also worth mentioning. The Vox + the nice bag was little above 1000 where the Yamaha + the original Bag costs around 2000. Conclusion: After half a year of voxing around I really like this quirky but lovely instrument and it has a solid position in my setup. If I need big Piano, 88 Keys and some magic: Nord If I need lots of synths, crazy soundscapes + realistic covers of top 40 songs and I don"t care that the keybed feels like a toy: MODX 6 If I need funky clavs, dirty organ, soulful Rhodes and a full-bodied Piano with a shimmer pad as layer: Vox all night long. Currently I"m just playing church services and besides that I"m playing in a Rock/Mariachi/Punk band, where I don"t need splits at all, so one of the downsides with the Vox is no issue at all. But the ability to crank up the Nutube, and use the awesome dynamic knob for the keys to cut through in a tough mix with two angry trumpets is just amazing. And being able to carry this setup in a light bag pack - nice! Especially in Berlin last year, where we were struggling to find a rehearsal-space. Nearly every rehearsal took place in a different location. Always some back alley rooms or basement weirdo-spaces, where I would not like to bring my heavy NS3 in the glowing red color bag. But the subtile black Vox Backpack - no problem My next small addition is going to be the original hammond rotor-pedal to switch the rotary speed, so I can leave my DP10 at home and slim down the rig even more. This thread really affirmed my decision towards this nice piece of gear! So long, have a nice day! Hendrik PS: Thats my current rig, the cables may look a little messy but this might be the task for a rainy day